Exeter City FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Exeter City FC

1 – 1

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Northampton Town FC

Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC St. James Park 6,834 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 42' Dara Costelloe

Sonny Cox 87' 1–1

Y 51' Terry Taylor

Ilmari Niskanen 69' Y

Sonny Cox 89' Y

Caleb Watts 89' Y

Y 90' Dara Costelloe

Overview

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Exeter City FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at St. James Park.

Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Charles Breakspear
Assistant 1 Justin Amey
Assistant 2 Marcus Carmichael (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

Exeter City FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Northampton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-08-17 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Exeter City FC 2024-04-20 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Exeter City FC 2023-09-30 Exeter City FC 0–2 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Northampton Town FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–3	L
15 Feb	Cambridge United FC	A	1–0	W
11 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–4	L
01 Feb	Stevenage FC	A	1–4	L
28 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	H	2–6	L

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Exeter City FC	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Barnsley FC	H	1–2	L
22 Feb	Bristol Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
15 Feb	Wrexham AFC	H	0–2	L
07 Feb	Mansfield Town FC	A	1–0	W
01 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Exeter City FC		Northampton Town FC
#21	Position	#24
49	Points	35
46	Played	46
12 / 13 / 21	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 29
52	Scored	39
61	Conceded	74
-9	GD	-35
1.07	PPG	0.76
26%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Exeter City FC are 21st (49 pts). Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Exeter City FC gets underway.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Northampton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Sam Hoskins has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 18 cards already picked up this season.
25' Ilmari Niskanen is replacing Jack McMillan for the Exeter City FC side.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
40' Tony Yogane is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Northampton Town FC tonight.
42' Dara Costelloe puts Northampton Town FC on the lead.
47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Caldwell might look to freshen things up shortly.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Terry Taylor.
56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' Reece Cole gets the nod from Exeter City FC. He replaces Jack Aitchison and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Northampton Town FC ring the changes. Tariqe Fosu-Henry has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Roberts to step up.
69' Ilmari Niskanen is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
69' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Aaron McGowan departs to be replaced by Ali Koiki.
74' Time for substitution for Exeter City FC. Ryan Trevitt is replaced by Joel Colwill.
79' Exeter City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Northampton Town FC's shape.
84' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Tyler Magloire departs to be replaced by William Hondermarck.
87' Brilliant from the ! Sonny Cox makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 87.
89' Sonny Cox catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 89.
90' James Wilson is replacing Dara Costelloe for the Northampton Town FC side.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dara Costelloe.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Reece Cole ↑ 65'
14
Ilmari Niskanen ↑ 25'
17
Caleb Watts ↑ 74'
8
Ed Francis
16
Patrick Jones
23
Joel Colwill ↑ 74'
19
Sonny Cox

Coach Gary Caldwell

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Sam Hoskins
1
Lee Burge
3
Aaron McGowan ↓ Ali Koiki 69'
12
Nesta Guinness-Walker
2
Tyler Magloire ↓ William Hondermarck 84'
16
Terry Taylor
35
Max Dyche
15
Dara Costelloe ↓ James Wilson 90'
24
Tariqe Fosu-Henry ↓ Tyler Roberts 68'
10
Mitch Pinnock
8
Ben Perry ↓ Jordan Willis 84'

Bench

19
Tyler Roberts ↑ 68'
6
Jordan Willis ↑ 84'
11
James Wilson ↑ 90'
14
Ali Koiki ↑ 69'
23
William Hondermarck ↑ 84'
13
Nikola Tzanev
30
Samy Chouchane

Coach Kevin Nolan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tristan Crama	1
Dara Costelloe	1
Sonny Cox	1
Sam Hoskins	1
Patrick Brough	1
Jon Guthrie	1
Will Aimson	1
Luke Harris	1

Head to Head

Exeter City FC Form

2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-02-22 Charlton Athletic FC 3–0 Exeter City FC L 2025-02-15 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Exeter City FC W 2025-02-11 Exeter City FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-01 Stevenage FC 4–1 Exeter City FC L 2025-01-28 Exeter City FC 2–6 Leyton Orient FC L

Northampton Town FC Form

2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-02-25 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2025-02-22 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2025-02-15 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Wrexham AFC L 2025-02-07 Mansfield Town FC 0–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-02-01 Northampton Town FC 3–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.34 Exeter City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.35 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Northampton Town FC 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC37% Draw29% Northampton Town FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

63%

Exeter City FC or Northampton Town FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC26% Draw47% Northampton Town FC27%

Actual: Northampton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 0

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 2

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap	Exeter City FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.